According to studies done by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the lakes and streams across Minnesota are contaminated by
pharmaceuticals, cosmetic ingredients, and endocrine-disrupting compounds. Even in remote areas of the state, chemicals such as antibiotics, nicotine breakdown products, antidepressants, and medications to regulate diabetes, cholesterol, and blood pressure, were detected. The insect repellent DEET was detected in 91% of the lakes studied. Previous studies showed that these compounds often turned up downstream from wastewater treatment plants but recent research has shown that they are also found even in remote lakes or upstream waters. Researchers believe that these chemicals enter the water table through septic systems and stormwater __________ and are not impacted by wastewater treatment plants.
A) collection
B) pollution
C) runoff
D) treatment
The answer is C. The water inside the potato contains more salt and other minerals than the pure water that surrounds it. Due to this osmosis will occur and the pure water will diffuse into thhe potato to bring down the salt concentration inside the potato
The answer is stillbirth. A stillbirth is a death or the loss of a baby before or even during delivery. It usually happens after 20 weeks of pregnancy. It occurs in less than 1 in 100 deliveries.Hope this would help.
